A rosary for Modesta Rivera Najar, 85, of Roswell, NM, will be at 7 p.m., Monday, June 30, 2014, at Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home Chapel. A funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at St. Peters Church with Fr. Charlie Martinez officiating. Burial to follow at South Park Cemetery. Modesta passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014.

Modesta was born May 10, 1929, in Santa Barbara, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Luis Rivera and Maria Delos Angels [auth] Cruz. Modesta married Manuel V. Najar June 12, 1961, she was dedicated, loving and devoted to her family. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.